Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0569-2020·Announced 2020-02-05

Knotts Fine Foods Recalls Tuna Salad for Possible Listeria

Knotts Fine Foods is recalling 5lb buckets of Tuna Salad due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination in egg ingredients.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Almark Foods issued recall for possible Listeria monocytogenes in eggs, which is an ingredient used in the production of egg salad."

Plain-English summary

Knotts Fine Foods Inc is recalling 5lb plastic buckets of Tuna Salad, sold as two 5lb buckets per case. The recall involves 15 cases of the product.

The recall was issued because the product contains egg salad, which uses eggs as an ingredient. Almark Foods issued a recall for possible Listeria monocytogenes in eggs, prompting this precautionary action for the Tuna Salad.

The affected product has Batch Numbers 010220, 011920, and 012520, with Product Number 40004. Best By dates are 01/02/20, 01/19/20, and 01/25/20. The product was delivered to Mississippi and Tennessee. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific batch numbers and dates and stop consuming the product if found.

The recalled product

Product: 5lb plastic bucket of Tuna Salad Sold as 2 - 5lb buckets per case
Manufacturer: Knotts Fine Foods Inc
Category: Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 15

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (5)

Batch Number(s) 010220
011920
012520 Product Number 40004 Best By dates: 01/02/20
01/19/20
01/25/20

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Knotts Fine Foods Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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